tenseness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tenseness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tenseness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tenseness n the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" Synonym(s): tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" Synonym(s): tension, tenseness, stress
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See {Tend} to move, and cf. {Toise}.] Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith. -- {Tense"ly}, adv. -- {Tense"ness}, n.